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(N0 Model') J. P. MALLINOKRODT.

MAGHINE FOR INSERTING COUPLINGS INTO HOSE.

PatentdYNov. 2451885.

ATTORNEY N. PETERS, Fhololilhogriphnr, Waimngnm, D. C

. UNITED STATES JOHN F. MALLINGKRODT,

FFICE.

OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 33l,14'7,dated November24, 1885. Application filed November 8, 1884. Serial No. 147,441. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MALLINOK- RODT, of St. Louis, in the countyof St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Inserting GooseNecks or Oouplingsinto Hose;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for insertinggoose-necks or couplings into hose, and more particularly to animprovement in Letters Patent No. 243,589, granted to me June 28, 1881.,the object of my invention being to provide a machine of small initialcost which shall executeits work rapidly and effectively, and one whichmay be operated with slight expenditure of strength.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will hereinafter bedescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of my machine in plan.Fig. 2 is an end view, and Fig. 3 is a detached view.

A represents the bed of the machine, and is supported in any suitablemanner at such a height as to bring the machine proper at a convenientheight for the operator. A clamp consisting of a stationary under jaw,b, and a movable upper jaw, B, hinged to b at b, is supported on a blockor post, 0, attached to the table-bed A. The upper jaw of the clampterminates in a handle, I), and both jaws are provided with recesses orgrooves b located a short distance from the hinged ends of the jaws,adapted to receive and tightly hold the hose D. The faces of the grooves12 may be serrated or lined with some material which will afford astrong frictional contact, or they may be constructed in any otherapproved manner than those mentioned, the object being to hold the endof the hose therein against a longitudinally-sliding motion.

Two posts, E, are firmly secured to the table-bed, and are adapted tosupport a guide or way, F, at a height corresponding with the clampedend of the hose D. A block, G, is fitted to slide on the way F, and isprovided at its forward portion with a plug, 9, adapted to fit withinone of the couplingsections h. The plug 9 extends toward and is in aline with the held end of the hose, and when the block G is at or nearthe outer end of the guide F is distant from the said held end of thehose about the length of the coupling H. The coupling H, here shownconsisting of the sections h, is one form of the Westinghouse coupling,for the attachment of which to the hose my machine is particularlyadapted. An operating-lever, K, is pivotally secured to the outer postE, and terminates in a handle, 6. Alink, L, connects the lever K withthe sliding block G,and is pivotally secured to each.

Fig. 3 represents a goose-neck holder, consisting of the sleeve M,adapted to fit on the plug g, an oblique projection, m, adapted toreceive the end of the gooseneck N, and a projection, m, provided with athreaded perforation, m adapted to receive the set-screw O. The latterengages the end of the gooseneck and holds it securely on its seatm,while the portion a of the said goose-neck occupies a position in linewith the plug 9 and the held end of the hose.

The operator places a coupling, H, for example, on the plug 5;, as shownin Fig. l, and the end of the hose which is to receive one section ofthe coupling in the clamp. He then holds the hose snugly in the clamp bythe pressure of the left hand, and with his right hand draws the lever Ktoward the clamp, thereby sliding the block G on the guide F and forcingthe section h into the fend of the hose D.

In my Patent No. 243,589, previously referred to, the coupling to beinserted into the hose is locked to a screw-rod and inserted byimparting a rotary motion to said rod. By the improvement shown in:mypresent device I can secure the couplings to the hose in a much shorterspace of time than could possibly be done with the patented device.

It is evident that slight changes may be made in the form andarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention; henceI do not wish to limit myselfstrictly to the construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a clamp constructed to hold one end of a hoseand a sliding block located in a line with the clamp and adapted tosupport a coupling or gooseneck, of an operating-lever for moving thesliding block toward and away fromv the clamp, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination, with a clamp consisting, essentially, of astationary section and a hinged section, of asliding coupling orgooseneck support located in a line with said clamp, and a lever foroperating said sliding block, the parts being arranged, substantially asdescribed,to enable the clamp to be operated by one hand and the slidingblock by the other.

3. The combination, with a clamp, of a guide or way secured to twoupright posts, a block adapted to slide on the way and provided with aplug or projection adapted to receive a coupling-section and goose-neckholder, and an operating-lever pivotally secured to one of said uprightposts and connected with the sliding block by a link, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence-oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. MALLINOKRODT.

WVitnesses:

JOHN M. GOEHRING, R. W. MILLER.

